Gallery: Rare tornado tears through neighbourhood south of Seattle

Ted S. Warren, AP10.01.2013

Mary Hursh, left, and Catarina Schulte, right, look out the window of their home in the Frederickson neighbourhood near Puyallup, Wash. at a tree that fell on their roof after a tornado moved through the area earlier in the day Monday, Sept. 30, 2013.

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An above-ground pool sits collapsed at the home of Neal O’Connell as O’Connell, right, works to clean up other debris in the Frederickson neighbourhood near Puyallup, Wash., Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. A tornado swept through the area earlier in the day, causing damage to several dozen homes.Ted S. Warren
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Workers with Woodland Industries Tree Experts work to clear trees that fell earlier in the day when a tornado moved through the Frederickson neighbourhood near Puyallup, Wash., Monday, Sept. 30, 2013.Ted S. Warren
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Darin Hall, second from left, uses a saw to dismantle a large metal door that blew in, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 at EnCon Washington in Puyallup, Wash., after a tornado struck the building. EnCon makes engineered concrete products and the building shown is used to build sections for the tunnel currently being dug to replace the Seattle Viaduct.Ted S. Warren
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Terry Armstrong, left, secures a tarp on a trailer near a tree that fell down at his home in the Frederickson neighbourhood near Puyallup, Wash., Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. A tornado swept through the area earlier in the day, causing damage to several dozen homes.Ted S. Warren
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Paxton Hursh, left, and Shawn Pellard, working for Woodland Industries Tree Experts, examine the base of a large tree that snapped completely off after a tornado moved through the area earlier in the day in the Frederickson neighbourhood near Puyallup, Wash. on Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. An early winter storm dumped record amounts of rain and knocked out power for thousands in the Pacific Northwest.Ted S. Warren
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Workers with Woodland Industries Tree Experts work to clear trees that fell earlier in the day when a tornado moved through the Frederickson neighbourhood near Puyallup, Wash., Monday, Sept. 30, 2013.Ted S. Warren
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Paxton Hursh looks at a tree that fell on his family’s home after a tornado moved through the area earlier in the day in the Frederickson neighbourhood near Puyallup, Wash., Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. An early winter storm dumped record amounts of rain and knocked out power for thousands in the Pacific Northwest.Ted S. Warren
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Trees that fell on outbuildings and a trailer when a tornado passed through the area earlier in the day are shown Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 in the Frederickson neighbourhood near Puyallup, Wash. Several dozen homes were damaged in the storm.Ted S. Warren
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A flag and pole hangs approximately 40 feet high in a tree on a lot owned by Alan Hursh in the Frederickson neighbourhood near Puyallup, Wash., Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. The flag became lodged when a tornado moved through the area earlier in the day.Ted S. Warren
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Brian Hall, working for Woodland Industries Tree Experts, uses a chainsaw to cut a tree that fell in the Frederickson neighbourhood near Puyallup, Wash., Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 when a tornado moved through the area earlier in the day.Ted S. Warren
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Workers with Woodland Industries Tree Experts work to clear trees that fell earlier in the day when a tornado moved through the Frederickson neighbourhood near Puyallup, Wash., Monday, Sept. 30, 2013.Ted S. Warren
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